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Software Engineer Interview Experience - Santa Clara, California

February 1, 2019
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I had two phone screenings and one onsite interview.

The phone call interviews went great in my opinion. I found out within a couple of days that I was invited to the onsite.

The on-site interview also went great, but then I never heard back from HR about whether I got the job or not. What was ridiculous was that I found out I wasn't hired because the status on the Jobvite was changed to 'Not Selected'.

This was a horrible experience on PANW's part because they should have had the decency to inform me via phone call or email after the onsite, rather than having me discover that myself when I randomly checked my application status online.

I had a great experience right up until after the onsite interview. I probably will not apply to this company again simply because of this experience.

Questions

Network OSI stack stuff and some coding problems.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 12 interview experiences for the Palo Alto Networks Software Engineer role in Santa Clara, California.

Success Rate

25%
Pass Rate

Palo Alto Networks's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Santa Clara, California is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive33%
Neutral25%
Negative42%

Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Palo Alto Networks's Software Engineer interview process in Santa Clara, California.

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